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  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 78--CONCERNING THE REMOVAL OF MILITARY 
FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT NATION OF MOLDOVA

  Mr. DeCONCINI (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                    Senate Concurrent Resolution 78

       Whereas military forces of the Russian Federation continue 
     to be deployed on the territory of the sovereign and 
     independent nation of Moldova against the wishes of the 
     people and government of Moldova;
       Whereas the continued stationing of military forces by the 
     Russian Federation in Moldova without permission of the 
     government of Moldova is contrary to international law;
       Whereas the Parliamentary Assembly of the Conference on 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe passed a resolution on 
     July 6, 1994, calling for a ``most rapid, continuing, 
     unconditional, and full withdrawal'' of the 14th Army of the 
     Russian Federation from Moldova, and the diplomatic mission 
     in Moldova of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in 
     Europe has called for the accelerated withdrawal of the 14th 
     Army;
       Whereas on August 10, 1994, negotiators of the governments 
     of Moldova and the Russian Federation initialed an agreement 
     according to which the Russian Federation will withdraw its 
     military forces from Moldova in 3 years; and
       Whereas the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation 
     has called for changes in such withdrawal agreement and the 
     Commander of the 14th Army of the Russian Federation has 
     publicly rejected the terms of the agreement: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),
       That the Congress--
       (1) calls upon the government of the Russian Federation to 
     adhere to the provisions of the agreement initialed on August 
     10, 1994, to provide for the withdrawal of the military 
     forces of the Russian Federation from Moldova; and
       (2) urges the Administration to continue to use every 
     appropriate opportunity, including multilateral and bilateral 
     diplomacy, to secure removal of the military forces of the 
     Russian Federation from Moldova.

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